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The Weight of the Stars
The Weight of the Stars | K. Ancrum
18 posts | 18 read | 27 to read
A vivid, evocative YA lesbian romance about how the universe is full of second chances. Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isnt an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends. One day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryanns offer of friendship. After a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with a broken arm, the girls are brought together despite themselvesand Ryann learns her secret: Alexandrias mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system. Every night without fail, Alexandria waits to catch radio signals from her mother. And now its up to Ryann to lift her onto the roof day after day until the silence between them grows into friendship, and eventually something more. The Weight of the Stars is the new LGBT young adult romance from K. Ancrum, written with the same style of short, micro-fiction chapters and immediacy that garnered acclaim for her debut, The Wicker King. An Imprint Book PRAISE FOR THE WICKER KING: Ancrum delves into the blurry space between reality and madness. A haunting and provocative read that will keep teens riveted. School Library Journal Teen fans of moody psychological horror will be entranced. Booklist Give this to readers who like complex, experimental fictions about intense relationships that acquire mythic resonance. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An eerie piece of realistic fiction whose characters revel in intense emotions. Kirkus Reviews An eerie and mesmerizing thriller that questions the space where reality and perception overlap, The Wicker King is a spine-tingling read that will have you riveted. Caleb Roerhrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit
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BeeMagical
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Mehso-so

Book 8🎧 2.7⭐️

I typically love Ancrum but this was no Wicker King, for me at least!

Still a cute story though! Just didn‘t have me crying.

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Brittbritt
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Pickpick

This.book. wow i‘m officially obsessed with K. Ancrum. I will read anything she ever puts out because this was stunning in every way.

maich Beautiful cover❤😍 3y
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kathytrithardt
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I started this book this afternoon, thinking I'd take a day or two to read it, and vlog the experience.

Well, I'm done before midnight, and probably have at least an hour of vlog footage, and may have been crying at the end of it, so if that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is.

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alysonimagines
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Ryann is used to taking care of everyone around her; Alexandria is used to avoiding everyone around her. When the two girls form an unlikely relationship over their mutual interest in interplanetary travel, they discover that knowing someone who gets you can be just as wondrous as the outer reaches of deep space. This story felt a bit like The Breakfast Club blended with sci-fi and a slow-burn lesbian romance. For readers who like to dream big. 🚀

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khooliha
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Pickpick

This is a really lovely book about space and friends and dreams and whether they get deferred or not.

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khooliha

It always does my heart good to see a close sibling relationship like this one.

khooliha Extra bonus points for the physical affection, since I so often see that called gross in brother-sister relationships. 4y
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Rachiiebookdragon
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Read this as a buddy read for the Dragons and Tea book club on Goodreads, was a cute read. 5/5

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BookishGamer87
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I don't know how Kayla always manages to leave me a sobbing, happy mess...but she's done it again.

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ReadingRobyn
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This was such a cute book!

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Lylah
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Writing some reviews this morning (not for this book, but it‘s in that pile) and Persephone decided to hang out with me.

Dragon 😻 5y
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ReadingRobyn
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This book is so beautiful.

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mjdowens
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Pickpick

Wow. So this book completely took me by surprise. I have never tabbed a book for quotes, but this one is tabbed everywhere. I loved it. So sad and sweet at the same time. My only issue is that I felt some things that were said were pretty out of character for most teenagers. However, the story line is so good you can overlook some

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mjdowens
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Page 24 and I already want to cry. This book is going to make me cry isn‘t it?? One big sobbing, blubbery mess of a cry right?.....Damn. Why do I do this to myself?🙄

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled 😂 now I wanna read it too 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Pickpick

This is a fun, fast YA read which requires you to suspend ALL disbelief. Once you do, however, it is a very entertaining story about a group of teenage misfits with big dreams. It‘s about chasing those dreams, the families you make (not just the ones you‘re born into), friendship, regret, longing, love, hope, redemption & the powerful lure of exploration/discovery no matter what it costs. I expect this will be popular with middle school readers.

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TracyReadsBooks
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😂

All the calculus and my fear of sitting on top of a rocket! 🚀🌎💫🚀

Love this dedication.

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TracyReadsBooks
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I‘m in the middle of several good books right now—The Blind Astronomer‘s Daughter & The Merry Spinster I‘m looking at you—but with the end of Spring Break looming, it‘s time to start another one of the library books I brought home to preview. So, next up, the tagged book.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Last big book order of the school year came in today and this is the short stack I brought home to preview. Love the design of Ancrum‘s book. So yeah, I‘m about to interrupt my in progress book, The Blind Astronomer‘s Daughter (which I‘m really enjoying), so I can read these and start recommending them to students! I think I‘ll start with The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson.

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kate_reads
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New bedspread + new books 🤗
#bookmail

Matilda I‘m so looking forward to Death Prefers Blondes!! 5y
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